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Preparation

In order to perform the heist, a garbage truck, a tow truck, disguises for Trevor, Michael and Franklin (consisting of Boiler Suits and Masks), and an escape vehicle must be acquired. The tasks can be performed in any order, and by any of the protagonists.

During the preparation phase, the player will be automatically notified if the current car the controlled character is driving is a valid candidate for the escape vehicle.

Description

After the three exchange pleasantries, Michael outlines the plan. Trevor needs to find an elevated perch and serve as the lookout, notifying the other two when the security truck is nearing the site of the attempted robbery so they can block the road.

The job starts with the player controlling Trevor in a first-person view as he looks at the oncoming traffic through a pair of binoculars to locate the armored truck. Once he spots it, the camera zooms out and places the player in control of Michael in the garbage truck, who maneuvers the vehicle to block the entire street.

When the garbage truck is in place, a cinematic sequence shows the armored truck approaching the roadblock and screeching to a halt. Now the camera jumps to Franklin's first-person perspective behind the wheel of the tow truck coming down an alley. The player steps on the gas and rams into the target vehicle at full speed. Another cutscene shows the powerful impact of the crash, which tips the armored vehicle on its side.

The player stays in control of Franklin, who walks over and places explosives on the back door of the overturned truck. After detonation, Michael joins Franklin and the guards emerge with their hands up. The alarm is already sounding, and police sirens scream in the distance. The team doesn't have time to collect all the cash, so they take defensive positions and wait to open fire on the LSPD.

At this point in the mission the player is given the ability to swap between Trevor, who is perched in an elevated position with a sniper rifle and an RPG, and the two other characters, who are both armed with machine guns near the truck. When the characters are this close together, player-activated switching happens nearly instantaneously, with the world slowing down for a split second so the player can reorient before rejoining the fray. To showcase the speed of these transitions, the play tester fires a rocket with Trevor and switches immediately to Franklin. Before the rocket even reaches its intended destination, he's in full control of the new character.

After disposing of several waves of cops, a brief reprieve allows the crew to gather the money and make off in the getaway vehicle, marking the end of a thrilling score.

Gold Medal Objectives

Hawk Down - Shoot down the helicopter as Trevor

Headshots - Kill 12 enemies with a headshot

Accuracy - Finish with a shooting accuracy of at least 60%

Switcher - Switch character 10 times

Trivia

The mission is heavily inspired[1] by the introduction robbery from the movie "Heat". This was referenced by Michael, who says that he was inspired by a Vinewood action movie he saw himself.

In the opening cinematic, Trevor refers to Michael as Slick, an obvious reference to the same movie where Neil called Waingro the same.

The "Three Wise Monkeys" (see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil) pose (seen in the second trailer) is done by the 3 main characters during this mission, after being told that their government is corrupt.

When Trevor says: At least we are not wearing clown masks, this could be a reference to the inicial scene of the movie Batman The Dark Knight, when the Joker crew is robbing the bank using clown masks and some of then also wearing boiler suits. This could also be a reference to Trevor's extreme hatred to clowns, which he expressed in Grass Roots.

Michael was meant to be the one placing the explosives, as evidenced in the trailers.